Patents Assigned to Steyr-Daimler-Puch
  • Patent number: 6164000
    Abstract: A repeating rifle having a chamber to which a magazine guide is secured by means of threaded bolts, into which magazine guide a bar magazine can be inserted, can selectively receive a longer magazine. In order to make this possible with a minimum of parts and manual operations, there is provided an adapter which fits onto the chamber or onto a stock and is secured by means of bolts which are screwed into threaded bores in that end of the threaded bolts which faces away from the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johann Lumplecker, Erwin Derntl
  • Patent number: 6131325
    Abstract: A safety device for rifles having a housing (1) which accommodates a breech body (3) and having an operating part (14) which is arranged on the butt grip and is operatively connected to a catch (12) for a release plunger (30) which is loaded, when the breech is cocked, by the force of a firing pin spring (7), and in the case of which items a breech holder (10) is provided in the vicinity of the catch (12), can be lowered against the force of a spring and engages in a guide groove (11) in the breech body (3), is intended to be improved and, furthermore, the operating convenience is intended to be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr Daimler Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hubert Kefer
  • Patent number: 6105510
    Abstract: A folding table for the interior furnishing of a vehicle comprises a tabletop and two pairs of legs. In order to provide a folding table which does not restrict the leg room and can immediately be folded up, provision is made whereina) a tabletop is divided in a longitudinal direction to form two halves, the two halves being connected to each other in a foldable manner by a hinge having a hinge pin which is situated below the plane of the tabletop,b) the legs are adapted to be coupled pivotably at one end to the ceiling of the vehicle and at the other end to a point of the tabletop which is remote from the hinge pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Skoff, Anton Strassgurtl, Werner Bogner
  • Patent number: 6102006
    Abstract: An injector unit consists of a housing (1), of a controllable piston pump (5) and of an injection nozzle (4) adjoining the latter and having a nozzle chamber (25), the housing (1) possessing a fuel supply chamber (23) fed from outside and a return orifice (24) leading outward, the piston pump (5) possessing a pump piston bush (6) which is guided on a pin (20) fixed relative to the housing and which has control orifices (17), and the pin (20) containing a first longitudinal bore (39) leading from the interior (18) of the pump piston bush (6) to the injection nozzle (4). In order to improve sealing and through flow, the pump piston bush (6) is surrounded by a sealing sleeve (50), the pin (20) has a second longitudinal bore (57) and the sealing space (53) is flow-connected to the return orifice via a second transverse bore (58) and a third longitudinal bore (59) in the pin (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Harald Schmidt
  • Patent number: 6102791
    Abstract: The cooling-air outlet of a vehicle comprises a grill and a frame which encloses said grill and is provided on an outside wall of the vehicle. In order to render the grill, as far as possible, invisible in a thermal-imaging environment, the frame projects beyond the grill to the outside and comprises a hollow profile which forms a flow channel with an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a difference in pressure prevailing between inlet opening and outlet opening. This difference in pressure may be produced by an external or internal blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerhard Skoff
  • Patent number: 6085853
    Abstract: The drive system for a motor vehicle having a front axle and a plurality of rear axles, which are driven or can be driven, consists of a central differential, an inter-axle differential, following the central differential in the direction of the power flow, between the front axle and a first rear axle, and a drive for two further rear axles, and axle differentials in each of the axles. In order to have as short and inexpensive a construction as possible and in order to use as few connecting shafts as possible, the central differential is constructionally combined with the inter-axle differential between front axle and first rear axle and with the axle differential of the first rear axle, and the central differential is arranged behind and the inter-axle differential is arranged in front of the axle differential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerhard Wernick
  • Patent number: 6082404
    Abstract: A closable radiator grid for an armored vehicle which comprises two frames which have a plurality of parallel plates, wherein one frame is closed with respect to the other in a partition plane transverse to the direction of the plates. In order to disturb the rate of passage of cooling air as little as possible and seal it well, the plates of the two frames are inclined, in cross section, in opposite directions by an angle, the thickness of the plates at the partition plane being greater than the width between the plates of the same frame and form a convergent-divergent flow channels in their open state between the plates of the two frames which are aligned with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johann Schulreich, Anton Straszgurtl
  • Patent number: 6080074
    Abstract: A hydrostatic/mechanical multiple path power transmission comprises an adjustable hydrostat unit (4), a summing planetary gearbox (10) with two input shafts (6, 8) and at least two output shafts, and a step gearbox (11) connected to the output shafts. In order to adjust low speeds and standstill precisely and rapidly, the following method is specified: rotational speed signals are formed by sensors (50, 51) on the two input shafts (6, 8) of the summing planetary gearbox (10), and are compared with each other by counters (61, 62); the actual pulse count difference formed in this way is compared with a desired pulse count difference, and a controller [sic] and the output signal of a controller (66) that responds to the result of this comparison effects adjustment of the hydrostat (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Ulbrich, Gerhard Josef Fruhwirth, Josef Nostaller
  • Patent number: 6058616
    Abstract: An aiming device for handheld firearms comprises a rear notch sight and a front sight, in which case the rear notch sight (1) has an essentially trapezoidal rear notch sight cutout (6) which diverges downward from an upper edge (5), and the front sight (2) has an essentially triangular outline whose upper tip (10) bisects the upper side (7) of the trapezoidal rear notch sight cutout (6), so that an unobstructed gap (15, 16) is formed in each case between the sides (8, 9) of the trapezoidal rear notch sight cutout (6) and the sides (11, 12) of the triangular outline of the front sight (2). This provides an aiming device which quickly and unambiguously points the eye at the target while aiming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bubits
  • Patent number: 6056658
    Abstract: An automotive drive unit provided with a rotatably driveable input shaft and at least one output shaft driven by the input shaft, a hydraulic clutch responsive to differences in rotation between the input and output shafts and provided with a hydrostatic displacement pump which at the occurrence of such a difference generates pressure for reducing the difference. The pressure fluid is drawn by the pump from a stationary reservoir into a suction chamber by way of a suction tube. In order to minimize the structural complexity of the drive unit and to provide a precise and quickly responsive control, the suction chamber is limited by a wall integral with the housing of the drive unit, and the suction tube is provided with a selectively controllable valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co.K.G.
    Inventor: Ferry Illmeier
  • Patent number: 6029542
    Abstract: A power-split gear consists of a hydrostatic unit and of a mechanical gear unit which are accommodated in a common case with a cover. So that the components can be easily mounted and exchanged, a distributor shaft coupled to an engine is mounted in the case, a gearwheel for driving the hydrostatic unit and the mechanical gear unit being in each case arranged fixedly in terms of rotation on the distributor shaft, the hydrostatic unit is fastened to the inside of the cover, the cover has, on the inside, a fitting face which cooperates with at least one counterface of a bearing pedestal of the mechanical gear unit, fluid ducts provided in the cover opening out in the fitting face, and control elements connected to the fluid ducts are arranged on the outer face of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gebhard Wontner
  • Patent number: 6029557
    Abstract: A physically economic apparatus which is insensitive to defects for feeding belted ammunition by means of starwheels is driven by a spring energy store which comprises a helical spring and a closed chain loop. The chain loop is formed by four sprocket wheels which are mounted in a housing and one of which is connected for drive purposes to the starwheel shaft. One end of the helical springs is supported on shoulders in the housing, and the other end is supported on pressure pieces which are fitted to the chain loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunter Sulm, Karl Brichta
  • Patent number: 6009969
    Abstract: A method for the automatic locking of the differentials of an all-wheel driven vehicle, slip signals being formed which, as soon as they exceed a threshold value, initiate the driving of the respective differentials. In order to take into account the influence of the steering rolling radius, the change in the steering value is ascertained. From this, using a function determined by the geometry of the vehicle, an apparent slip is ascertained. From the respective apparent slip, corrected threshold values are determined and measured slip signals are compared with the corrected threshold values and, if necessary, the driving of the respective differential is initiated. The method can also be used on a vehicle having articulated-vehicle steering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald Salcher, Gerhard Fruhwirth, Franz Stelzeneder
  • Patent number: 6001038
    Abstract: Described is a method of controlling a power distribution hydromechanical branched transmission consisting of an adjustable hydrostatic unit (4), an integrating planetary gear (10) with at least two outputs (26, 27) and, connected to the integrating planetary gear, a range-changing gear (11) designed as a double planetary gear. The two outputs (26, 27) are connected to the range-changing gear (11) by a first clutch (K1) or a second clutch (K2), and one element of the range-changing gear (11) is controlled by a third clutch (KV). Additional clutches (K3, K4) are fitted for the other ranges. In conditions in which the gear-change position is uncertain, the first clutch (K1) or the second clutch (K2), depending on the instantaneous speed of the vehicle, is synchronized and engaged by adjusting the hydrostatic unit (4), and then either one of the other clutches (K3, K4) or the third clutch (KV) is synchronized and engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gebhard Wontner, Josef Leitner
  • Patent number: 5980411
    Abstract: A method of changing the range of a hydrostatic/mechanical power split transmission is specified: firstly, the command to engage the clutch for the next range is given, then the transfer of the load to this clutch is carried out and then the command to disengage the clutch for the old range (V.sub.x) is given if, during the load transfer, a characteristic speed value of the summing planetary gearbox (10), for example the speed of the planet carrier (25), remains constant. In this way, the sensors for the clutches are dispensed with and quicker changes of range are made possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gebhard Wontner
  • Patent number: 5934571
    Abstract: A fuel-injection nozzle consists of a nozzle housing terminating in a nozzle tip, a pintle guided in the housing, the pintle is pressed by spring action against a conical valve seat in the nozzle tip, the conical valve seat has a plurality of spray holes selectively covered by the conical end of the pintle and passing into a blind hole, the corresponding imaginary cylinder surface area (M) which results, along the extension of each spray hole, between the conical end of the pintle and the conical valve seat being smaller at the end of the first phase of the stroke than the cross-sectional area (Q) of the corresponding spray hole. In order further to improve the emission behavior as a whole, the imaginary cylinder surface area (M) is at most 0.3 times the cross-sectional area (Q) of the corresponding spray hole and the entrance zone into the spray hole is rounded with a radius of at least one-tenth the diameter of the spray hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald Schmidt, Josef Morell, Heinz Waras, Patrik Raffelsberger
  • Patent number: 5930929
    Abstract: A handgun comprises a grip (1), a slide (2), a trigger device (3) having a trigger (10) and a trigger safety lock. In order to provide a simple, ergonomically correct trigger safety lock, this safety lock is formed by a safety locking element (8) which moves vertically above the trigger device (3) in the grip (1), has, at the bottom, a hook (9) which interacts with a catch (11) on the trigger (10), in the safe position, projects visibly out of the grip (1; 60) in front of the trigger (10; 62), and has side projections (15). This safety locking element is held with respect to the grip (1) by a spring-loaded lock (18, 19, 20, 21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bubits
  • Patent number: 5911645
    Abstract: A drive unit is composed of an internal combustion engine (1) and of a continuously controllable division gear which comprises a continuously controllable hydrostatic engine/pump unit (4) and a summator gear (10) with subsequent range gears (12, 13) for successive stepup ranges. In order to make this drive unit also possible at operating points within an interval containing the shift points, first the hydrostatic unit (4) is controlled further as far as the shift point, while the engine speed continues to remain constant, the clutch assigned to the next range is then closed and the desired vehicle speed is set by changing the engine speed and is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gebhard Wontner, Peter Ulbrich
  • Patent number: 5881486
    Abstract: A hand-held firearm, comprising a casing which accommodates breech parts, a stock which is attached to the casing, and a barrel which is detachably connected to the casing, and having a mounting for a telescopic sight. In order to avoid the disadvantages of the conventional telescopic sight fitting and to allow the entire weapon to have a neat and practical shape, the casing forms a casing extension at the front beyond the connection to the barrel and a longitudinal rail is integrally formed at the top on the casing and on the casing extension as a mounting for the telescopic sight. The casing parts are made of light metal alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Elmar Bilgeri, Ulrich Zedrosser
  • Patent number: D430916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bubits